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I’d be interested to learn more about this game, just to see what it’s all about, how it plays, how it’s different from anything else. I haven’t played Myth, but it sounds like that’s an interesting game, so I would assume / hope that they do something interesting with this too.

My opinion of the miniatures is pretty mixed. Some look really decent, some look really cheap and old-fashioned. But as I say, I would be interested to find out more.

The first edition was great. The minis ok.I only backed the Recon KS to get my hands on the new rules. Now that I have a ton of minis for different factions, I wonder if they will sell single minis to fill up my armies.

MERCS V1.0 was really fun, quite different from a lot of other games.. you get 5 models on the table (out of an original 6, then was up to 7 I think). period. 5 per side. 10 models per table (okay, one faction had a dog that gave them a 6th model). They also used the “stat card” in a very unique manner using it as the measuring tool and weapon templates which was really genius. The fact that in 2nd Edition they added more characters per faction (so you get to make your team up from a larger selection of characters) sounds great. The rules needed a few tweaks (there were some odd rules about melee and movement and they seem to have pretty much given every model a slightly better shooting stat now). The only thing I’m not sure of is how the new plastic models are quality wise… I thought i heard some grumbles from KS backers… anyone able to comment? I was really surprised to see the cost of the 10 man Faction Packs stay so low… $35 for 10 unique models is a great selling point. I do wonder also about selling models individually.. since I have all 7 or 8 original models will I eventually be able to flesh out the collection with the 3 figures I don’t have? Looking forward to playing this new edition and seeing some of the new models.

I was a fan of the original version and backed the KS to get the extra minis and have been really disappointed. RECON as a game is good but the minis are some of the worst I have come across. I did a comparison between the original minis and the KS plastics and in some cases they don’t look anything like each other. Definition is very poor with lots of cleaning up to do. So game is very good, original metal minis are ok, would avoid the plastics at all costs.

They switched molds to a different company for the retail run. After a post-production visit to China, they found some very poor QC issues with the company that did the Recon stock (were not letting molds get up to proper temperature, accepting every mini that came out). The new company seems much better set up to increase minis of good quality and consistency.

Both of my KS shipments seem okay, for the most part. Model detail is generally good and flash was minimal.

If they are anything like the Myth figures than that’s great, I really like those miniatures and was hoping that the miniatures for RECON were going to be the same. Unfortunately, they were not and I’m not likely to buy them again or spend anymore money on Megacon games either.

so, mousaka, as you can see, there is a wide range of feelings on this… the game itself is small skirmish with 5 characters per side, you play on a 3 ft x 2 ft or 3 ft x 3 ft table, and each model has multiple wounds, special rules, and unique abilities and usually one special weapon or type of attack. It is MUCH smaller (in #s of figures) than Konflict 47, Dust, Bolt, and most games of Infinity or Warmachine. It is not nearly as complex as Infinity (while still being very tactical and strategic). The “goal” of MERCS is to mimic actual modern combat as closely as possible… so small squad tactics with somewhat realistic “for a table top game” maneuvers being ideal + of course technology that is near-future (so more robotics, armor, and some Predator-style camoflage). Being a game that only requires 5 models per side, can play on a 3′x2′ table (with descent terrain density) it is really accessible. The problem was the first rule book and the first set of cards were not the most “logically” explained… people who have played Myth have had the same issue.. basically the game designers have great ideas, but they seem to have trouble explaining their thoughts throughout the editing process… so a good community built up around this game “sorting out” FAQs and stuff and making it a really interesting game and group. Then their Kickstarter which was mostly for a new board game about raiding a high rise building with the same models as that are in the MERCS TTG hit a lot of issues with production in china, shipping issues, lack of communication, and soured a lot of people to the game… effectively MERCs 2.0 and MERCS Recon the Board Game should have been out months ago and the quality of some components are not up to par with what people wanted or expected. Megacon is also a very small company from what I can tell and so if you like supporting smaller start-ups (vs say giant corporations, which is ironic in the games setting, lol) a lot of people are interested in what Megacon will do.. and others have said “nah, I’m good” and moved on to other games. Sorry that was a bit lengthy =p. But yeah, echoing what others have said, sounds like Rules are GREAT! Concept is GREAT! Models are anywhere from Good to Okay to Bad. Communication seems to be a problem at times (example during GenCon they sold stuff on their webstore… limited edition stuff, etc.. and had a box to tick for “1 day shipping” and increased cost… so a lot of people said “awesome” and did that… except the entire crew of Megacon was @ Gen Con and nobody was going to mail anything out for probably 5-7 days at the soonest… they (megacon) fixed that for people that did order it that way, but it’s that kind of oversight issue that seems to keep popping up… not reflecting badly on the game.. but frustrating for avid gamers that want their plastic yesterday =p

This was undoubtedly one of the worst KS ever, the minis are very varied from complete crap with no detail, flat weapons which are bent and face that look melted, to OK minis with reasonable board game quality not TT quality. The communication with this company throughout the KS was horrific from downright lies to being rude to backers who were trying to help the community. Avoid